Borna Sammak

Beach Towel Paintings B/W Year in Words 4


July 2 - August 6, 2021

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Installation view of JTT’s main gallery. Displayed are three artworks.
installation view, Beach Towel Paintings B/W Year in Words 4, JTT, New York
Image displays a mixed media wall piece consisting of a bunch of electronic picture frames plugged into power strips and motherboards, all neatly pinned to the wall with small pieces of yellow tape.
Year in Words 4, 2021
JPEG images, electronic picture frames, power strips, extension cords
dimensions variable
Detail of five electronic picture frames with images of Bob Ross painting, a Fox News headline ‘Airport worker’s pay reportedly docked after video of him looking hot’, and a meme with the text ‘I’m wild about RATS.’
Year in Words 4, 2021 (detail)
JPEG images, electronic picture frames, power strips, extension cords
dimensions variable
Detail of five electronic picture frames with images of man with the text ‘AMERICAN PRIDE’, a black screen with the text ‘letters that stated: “I eat ass”, and an image of a truck driving down a highway with trees in the background.
Year in Words 4, 2021 (detail)
JPEG images, electronic picture frames, power strips, extension cords
dimensions variable
Installation view of one artwork.
installation view, Beach Towel Paintings B/W Year in Words 4, JTT, New York
Beach towel painting of a flaming red horse galloping through a forest.
Not Yet Titled, 2021
beach towel and embroidery on canvas
50 x 38 in
127 x 96.5 cm
Detail of the flaming red horse.
Not Yet Titled, 2021 (detail)
beach towel and embroidery on canvas
50 x 38 in
127 x 96.5 cm
Detail of the tree.
Not Yet Titled, 2021 (detail)
beach towel and embroidery on canvas
50 x 38 in
127 x 96.5 cm
Installation view of three artworks.
installation view, Beach Towel Paintings B/W Year in Words 4, JTT, New York
Image displays the artwork Year in Words 4 consisting of a bunch of electronic picture frames plugged into power strips and motherboards, all neatly pinned to the wall with small pieces of yellow tape.
Year in Words 4, 2021
JPEG images, electronic picture frames, power strips, extension cords
dimensions variable
Detail of five vertical electronic picture frames with images of a man with a white t-shirt, the text ‘I CAN’T DO THIS’, ‘Something’s not right’, and various text images.
Year in Words 4, 2021 (detail)
JPEG images, electronic picture frames, power strips, extension cords
dimensions variable
Image displays a mixed media wall piece consisting of a bunch of electronic picture frames plugged into power strips and motherboards, all neatly pinned to the wall with small pieces of yellow tape.
Year in Words 4, 2021
JPEG images, electronic picture frames, power strips, extension cords
dimensions variable
Detail of five vertical electronic picture frames with images of the text ‘Not dead but gone: how a concussion changed my girlfriend’s personality forever’, a man posing in front of a Jurassic Parking sign, and other various text.
Year in Words 4, 2021 (detail)
JPEG images, electronic picture frames, power strips, extension cords
dimensions variable
Image displays a mixed media wall piece consisting of a bunch of electronic picture frames plugged into power strips and motherboards, all neatly pinned to the wall with small pieces of yellow tape.
Year in Words 4, 2021
JPEG images, electronic picture frames, power strips, extension cords
dimensions variable
Detail of a painting of Uncle Sam ripping the American flag.
Year in Words 4, 2021 (detail)
JPEG images, electronic picture frames, power strips, extension cords
dimensions variable
Detail of five vertical electronic picture frames with images of the text ‘The Stock Market Is Volatile Again. Get Used to It’, ‘If You’re So Successful, Why Are You Still Working 70 Hours a Week?’, ‘Chivas Clem likes his own photo’, and other various white text boxes.
Year in Words 4, 2021 (detail)
JPEG images, electronic picture frames, power strips, extension cords
dimensions variable
Detail of a painting of Uncle Sam ripping the American flag.
Not Yet Titled, 2021
heat applied t-shirt graphics on canvas
27 x 25 in
68.5 x 63.5 cm
A painting of Uncle Sam ripping the American flag with multiple hands.
Not Yet Titled, 2021 (detail)
heat applied t-shirt graphics on canvas
27 x 25 in
68.5 x 63.5 cm
Installation view of two artworks.
installation view, Beach Towel Paintings B/W Year in Words 4, JTT, New York
Installation view of the painting titled Beach Towel Paintings.
installation view, Beach Towel Paintings B/W Year in Words 4, JTT, New York
A beach towel painting of a tiger surrounded by various foliage and a dolphin in the left corner.
Not Yet Titled, 2021
beach towel and embroidery on canvas
64 x 50 in
162.5 x 127 cm
Detail of the tiger.
Not Yet Titled, 2021 (detail)
beach towel and embroidery on canvas
64 x 50 in
162.5 x 127 cm
Detail of the various foliage.
Not Yet Titled, 2021 (detail)
beach towel and embroidery on canvas
64 x 50 in
162.5 x 127 cm
Installation view of two artworks.
installation view, Beach Towel Paintings B/W Year in Words 4, JTT, New York
A beach towel painting of a table with a bowl of fruits, a window of a sunset, and patterned collaged wallpaper.
Not Yet Titled, 2021
beach towel, vinyl, and embroidery on canvas
50 x 38 in
127 x 96.5 cm
Detail of the beach towel painting.
Not Yet Titled, 2021 (detail)
beach towel, vinyl, and embroidery on canvas
50 x 38 in
127 x 96.5 cm
Detail of the bowl of fruits.
Not Yet Titled, 2021 (detail)
beach towel, vinyl, and embroidery on canvas
50 x 38 in
127 x 96.5 cm